Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pinch hitter Jedd Gyorko connected for a three-run homer during St. Louis’ four-run eighth inning, helping the Cardinals top the Atlanta Braves 6-3. Paul Goldschmidt and Matt Carpenter each had three hits as St. Louis improved to 7-15 in May. The Cardinals (26-25) were in danger of falling below the .500 mark for the first time since April 7.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Austin Romine and Cameron Maybin each drove in two in New York’s five-run second inning, and the Yankees held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5, completing a doubleheader sweep for their seventh straight win. Romine finished with three hits and Maybin also had an RBI single in the third as won both games after severe thunderstorms postponed Friday night’s contest.

UNDATED (AP) — Bruce Cassidy and Craig Berube will meet in the Stanley Cup Final after taking different approaches to getting a second chance to be an NHL head coach. Cassidy evolved in every way to respond from a disastrous tenure in Washington to get the Bruins back to the final. As for Berube, he didn’t change a thing with the Blues after being fired by the Flyers. One of them will become the sixth coach in 12 years to lift the Cup in his second NHL head-coaching job.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 49-year wait is over for St. Louis Blues fans. The team is in the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 1970. The Blues are facing the same opponent, the Boston Bruins, and Game 1 is Monday night. The unexpected success of a team that was last in the NHL is January has fans emotional.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Spencer Schwellenbach had three hits and drove in three runs, and Robbie Palkert threw 5 1-3 innings of strong relief as Nebraska advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game with a 7-3 win over Michigan on Saturday night. The fifth-seeded Cornhuskers bounced back from an 18-8 loss to the second-seeded Wolverines earlier in the day to reach the title game Sunday for the first time since 2014.